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Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Comments

I noticed Gordon Wittenmeyer (sun-times) hasn't been around since the Phils series...must be on vacation otherwise he would have been all over the Lilly stuff

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-26-cubs-bits-chi… Tribune/Sullivan goes over the Stone/Kaplan/Bradley rumor stuff... "I don't pay attention to rumors," he said. "I'm always rumored. I'm one of them guys that are multi-talented, can do a lot of things. I'm not surprised. It's just a rumor." A Cubs official then told Bradley the rumor was "100 percent untrue." Bradley began berating the media for spreading the rumor, calling it "garbage." === and this quote from Hendry on Soto... Does Soto need to get in better condition to avoid injuries like his oblique strain? "No, he's naturally a big-boned guy," Hendry said. "I don't think his weight is any different than last year when he won [N.L.] Rookie of the Year. He came to camp in real good shape, gained a few pounds after the [World Baseball Classic]. He's never going to be tall and skinny, but he's not overweight."

Re: Run differentials, Cards, etc. ROB G: Did you happen to catch the run diff. for the Astros? I have not, but just can't imagine with their pitching staff that they will remain in this race much longer. Wtf!? I mean RUSS ORTIZ???

Since I have been out of the country w/out consistent WiFi, was there any talk here why the Cubs did not make a play for Julio Lugo? The team does not have a credible SS back-up that can hit. I don't get it. What were the details here? Waiver? Trade? I fucking hate the Cardinals.

Soriano hitting .358 in July w/ .940 OPS. 64 ABs. Granted, I think he didnt get moved down the order until July 4th or so, but does this finally dispel the"Soriano can't be moved out of the leadoff spot" bullshit?

Fewer than 64 ABs were used to prove he couldn't hit down the order...

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In reply to by Jordan

No, they didn't People may have said he can't hit other places after fewer than 64 ABs, but 64 at bats could never prove that. Just like how 64 ABs doesn't prove that he's a better hitter in the 6 hole. Having said that, it looks like Sori's heating up now. Len and Bob said he's hitting 392 or something since he moved to 6. CAUTION: It is a coincidence that he's hitting now and hitting 6th

hell yeah... have to hold on for 66 games..

Harden pitching, Aram hitting like bad-asses. Soriano over .250, driving in runners. First place. Could get used to this.

And... Fontenot STILL sucks! Someone here during the first week of July mentioned his "torrid start in July". Well, since that time he has gone from bad to worse: LAst 14 - .259 .286 .556, 28 PA's LAst 7 - .067 .125 .267, 16 PA's Jim Hendry is still a fucking asshole for trading DeRosa and counting on this guy. I hope he can pull it together like some of the other guys have been post-ASG, but if he cannot soon, he's gonna land in Iowa real soon. Ronny Cedeno still has not cracked the Mendoza line in Seattle yet, however. He also was tagged out while trying to tag up from first.

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In reply to by The E-Man

"Jim Hendry is still a fucking asshole for trading DeRosa and counting on this guy" I think Lou is just as much to blame for counting on Fontenot. I'm sure he was in Hendry's ear.

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In reply to by 10man

Sorry you construe criticism of a player who has had a bad year - thought to be the "starter" in ST - with "getting a life". The baseball season has not ended today, has it? And, the Cubs have won nothing. So requesting a player play better is not out of bounds at all. I have a life, BTW, which includes - but is not limited to - going to many Cub games at the ballpark.

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In reply to by 10man

10-Man: You are probably right. This can be said about many people, but I certainly cannot deny part of it. However, no-where in any other areas of my life have I followed something so passionately for 41 years only to be "kicked-to-the-curb" time and time again. It is my stupidity for taking this franchise too seriously sometimes. I wonder how many Red Sox fans felt the same way until they won the WS recently? Anyway, thanks sincerely for your comments.

Cubs win, move into first...and Milton rips the fans. The same fans who were standing and cheering in the second inning. Maybe he was in a bad mood for taking another called third strike with a runner on third and no outs. What a complete and total dick. If he has a boom box, it should be smashed.

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In reply to by Rob G.

Who the fuck cares? If he continues to get the job done, I could give a shit. I have been to plenty of games where he has been mercilessly booed. So - this is the guy Hendry signed for three years. We have to deal with it.

Kelly Johnson starting to heat up for the Braves after a miserable year, but doesn't appear to be knocking off Martin Prado from 2b anytime soon. Braves have no pop at first base with Kotchman "sluggin" at .385/4HR clip. Johnson's HR/OBP/SLG 2007 16/375/457 2008 12/349/446 2009 5/288/362 He's no savior, he may continue to suck, but he's 27 and has shown Derosa type offensive skills in 2007-2008 over full seasons. Maybe Jake Fox could cure the power outage at first for the Braves?

4-game set versus the NL Central's hottest team starting tomorrow, then the Cubs nemesis...3 on the road at Florida.

The End of Spin-0-Rama? Kosuke Fukudome's Japanese hitting coach, Kyosuke Sasaki, departed Sunday after spending a week with Fukudome and working out some mechanics in his swing. ''He did a really nice job, and I told him that,'' Piniella said. ''We thank him for being here, and we were very appreciative and grateful to him and invited him back. He'll be back in September.'' Piniella noted the coach incorporated a slight knee turn that has helped Fukudome from spinning after an at-bat. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/1128779,CST-SPT-cubnt27.ar…

I wouldn't mind seeing the Cubs pick up Cabrera and Sherrill... I think both could definitely help, for the right price...

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In reply to by Jace

The Orioles are going to be asking for what you would expect for a closer for Sherrill, but the Cubs would use him as a setup man. I can't see how he would come at "the right price". Arthur Rhodes would be a better target, unless Pinhead has some problem with him.

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In reply to by The Real Neal

I agree with The Real Neal (rare, I know). Rhodes will give you almost as good production as a LH setup pitcher. Plus, I'm a big believer of having experienced, journeyman pitchers in the bullpen. No sense in overpaying for Sherrill.

First Place?!?!?!? 3 up in the loss column! Go Cubs Go....Go Cubs Go... I just might be visiting Chicago in October after all.

I love Bradley continuing to swing at 3-0 pitches and fouling them off.

. Plus, I'm a big believer of having experienced, journeyman pitchers in the bullpen. --- howry, eyre, remlinger, hawkins, heilman, cfox, leiber, rusch, veres, aguillera, guthrie, alfonseca, weathers, van poppel, karchner i'm agnostic on this topic...but dont recall acquiring one that really helped make a difference

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In reply to by Cubster

Rod Beck!!!! Seriously though, I'm with you on this one, Cubster. I've always said I'd much rather take the best young pitchers our minor leagues have to offer and start their careers in the bullpen rather than spend $2-3 million on guys like Howry, Eyre, Remlinger, LaTroy, et al.

a big believer of having experienced, journeyman pitchers in the bullpen. --- and although the trade was from Ed Lynch's (not Hendry) at the trade deadline...Karchner for Garland should be a lesson learned for all GM's out there who trade for mediocre middle reliever help at the deadline.

and another Ed Lynch trade with a hefty pricetag: Rick Aguillera ...before the Twins traded the 37-year-old and pitcher Scott Downs to the Chicago Cubs for Kyle Lohse and Jason Ryan. I guess Scott Downs was a nice haul here...he eventually went to the Expos...July 31, 2000, he was traded by the Cubs to the Expos for Rondell White. Ed Lynch is still on the Cubs payroll! (an old Murph line), but it's still true. ...listed as Special Assistant to the General Manager http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=chc (I say he's got unsavory pics of Zell/Crane Kenney/Hendry/Dusty/Lou and a few others...hopefully not any Ricketts in his photo inventory)

Recent comments

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    The Reds trading Joe Boyle for Sam Moll at last year's MLB Trade Deadline was like the Phillies trading Ben Brown to the Cubs for David Robertson at the MLB TD in 2022. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Javier Assad started the Lo-A game (Myrtle Beach versus Stockton) on the Cubs backfields on Wednesday as his final Spring Training tune-up. He was supposed to throw five innings / 75 pitches. However, I was at the minor league road games at Fitch so I didn't see Assad pitch. 

  • crunch (view)

    cards put j.young on waivers.

    they really tried to make it happen this spring, but he put up a crazy bad slash of .081/.244/.108 in 45PA.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Seconded!!!

  • crunch (view)

    another awesome spring of pitching reports.  thanks a lot, appreciated.

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Here are the Cubs pitchers reports from Tuesday afternoon's Cardinals - Cubs game art Sloan Park in Mesa:

    SHOTA IMANAGA
    FB: 90-92 
    CUT: 87-89 
    SL: 82-83 
    SPLIT: 81-84
    CV: 73-74 
    COMMENT: Worked three innings plus two batters in the fourth... allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits (six singles and two doubles) walked one, and struck out six (four swinging), with a 1/2 GO/AO... he threw 73 pitches (52 strikes - 10 swing & miss - 19 foul balls)... surrendered one run in the top of the 1st on a one-out double off Cody Bellinger's glove in deep straight-away CF followed one out later by two consecutive two-out bloop singles, allowed two runs (one earned) in the 2nd after retiring the first two hitters (first batter had a nine-pitch AB with four consecutive two-strike foul balls before being retired 3 -U) on a two-out infield single (weak throw on the run by Nico Hoerner), a hard-contact line drive RBI double down the RF line, and an E-1 (missed catch) by Imanaga on what should been an inning-ending 3-1 GO, gave up another run in the 3rd on a two-out walk on a 3-2 pitch and an RBI double to LF, and two consecutive singles leading off the top of the 4th before being relieved (runners were ultimately left stranded)... threw 18 pitches in the 1st inning (14 strikes - two swing & miss, one on FB and the other on a SL - four foul balls), 24 pitches in the 2nd inning (17 strikes - three swing & miss, one on FB, two SPLIT - six foul balls), 19 pitches in the 3rd inning (13 strikes - seven swing & miss, three on SL, two on SPLIT, one on FB - three foul balls), and 12 pitches without retiring a batter in the top of the 4th (8 strikes - no swing & miss - four foul balls)... Imanaga throws a lot of pitches per inning, but it's not because he doesn't throw strikes...  if anything, he throws too many strikes (he threw 70% strikes on Tuesday)... while he gets a ton of swing & miss (and strikeouts), he also induces a lot of foul balls because he doesn't try to make hitters chase his pitches by throwing them out of the strike zone... rather, he uses his very diverse pitch mix to get swing & miss (and lots of foul balls as well)... he also is a fly ball pitcher who will give up more than his share of HR during the course of the season...   
     
    JOE NAHAS
    FB: 90-92 
    SL: 83-85 
    CV: 80-81 
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day... relieved Imanaga with runners at first and second and no outs in the top of the 4th, and after an E-2 catcher's interference committed by Miguel Amaya loaded he bases, Nahas struck out the side (one swinging & two looking)... threw 16 pitches (11 strikes - two swinging)...   

    YENCY ALMONTE
    FB: 89-92 
    CH: 86 
    SL: 79 
    COMMENT: Threw an eight-pitch 5th (five strikes - no swing & miss), with a 5-3 GO for the first out and an inning-ending 4-6-3 DP after a one-out single... command was a bit off but he worked through it...   

    FRANKIE SCALZO JR
    FB: 94-95
    CH: 88 
    SL: 83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 6th inning... got the first outs easily (a P-5 and a 4-3 GO) on just three pitches, before allowing three consecutive two-out hard-contact hits (a double and two singles), with the third hit on pitch # 9 resulting in a runner being thrown out at the plate by RF Christian Franklin for the third out of the inning... 

    MICHAEL ARIAS
    FB: 94-96
    CH: 87-89
    SL: 82-83
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and allowed a hard-contact double on the third pitch of the 7th inning (a 96 MPH FB), and the runner came around to score on a 4-3 GO and a WP... gave up two other loud contact outs (an L-7 and an F-9)... threw 18 pitches (only 10 strikes - only one swing & miss)... stuff is electric but still very raw and he continues to have difficulty commanding it, and while he has the repertoire of a SP, he throws too many pitches-per-inning to be a SP and not enough strikes to be a closer... he is most definitely still a work-in-progress...   

    ZAC LEIGH: 
    FB: 93-94 
    CH: 89 
    SL: 81-83 
    CV: 78
    COMMENT: Was called up from the AA Tennessee group at Minor League Camp for the day and tossed a 1-2-3 8th (4-3 GO, K-swinging on a sweeper, K-looking on another sweeper)... threw 14 pitches (11 strikes - one swing & miss - eight foul balls)... kept pumping pitches into the strike zone but had difficulty putting hitters away (ergo a ton of foul balls)... FB velo is nowhere near the 96-98 MPH it was a couple of years ago when he was a Top 30 prospect, but his secondaries are better...   

    JOSE ROMERO:  
    FB: 93-95
    SL: 82-84
    COMMENT: Was called up from the Hi-A South Bend group at Minor League Camp for the day and worked the 9th (14 pitches - only six strikes- no swing & miss) and allowed a solo HR after two near-HR fly outs to the warning track, before getting a 3-1 GO to end the inning... it was like batting practice when he wasn't throwing pitches out of the strike zone...

  • crunch (view)

    pablo sandoval played 3rd and got a couple ABs (strikeout, single!) in the OAK@SF "exhibition"

    mlb officially authenticated the ball of the single he hit.  nice.

    he's in surprisingly good shape considering his poor body condition in his last playing seasons.  he's not lean, but he looks healthier.  good for him.

  • crunch (view)

    dbacks are signing j.montgomery to a 1/25m with a vesting 20m player option.

    i dunno when the ink officially dries, but i believe if he signs once the season begins he can't be offered a QO...and i'm not sure if that thing with SD/LAD in korea was the season beginning, either.

  • crunch (view)

    sut says imanaga getting the home opener at wrigley (game 4 of the season).

  • crunch (view)

    cubs rolling out the who's who of "who the hell is this guy?" in the last spring game.